What are the 3 Galaxy S7 performance modes in Android Nougat update for Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge?

Of course, you can further customize any of these 3 Galaxy S7 performance modes.

1. Game mode

Game mode is optimized for gaming experiences.

By default, when you choose game mode for Galaxy S7 performance mode, the screen brightness will increase by 10% automatically, screen resolution will be adjusted to full HD 1080p, game tools and game launcher will be activated instantly.

As mentioned, you can also customize the default profile. For example, set default screen resolution in game mode as WQHD 1440p.

2. Entertainment mode

Entertainment mode is optimized for watching videos and listening music.

When this Galaxy S7 performance mode is enabled, by default, the screen resolution will be adjusted to WQHD, video enhancer will be turned on. UHQ upscaler for music and video will also be turned on automatically.

You are expected to get the best video and music experience in this mode.

3. High performance mode

High performance mode is optimized to use all hardware and software optimizations.

In Performance mode page shown above, you can find Optimized mode is active in this example.

You can tap Settings as shown above to change the current optimized mode settings as shown above.

For example, you can tap screen resolution to change Galaxy S7 screen resolution as explained in this guide.

You can also turn on other features including video enhancer (to improve display quality), UHQ scaler (to improve sound quality), game tools and game launcher.

Of course, in performance mode page, you can enable any of the 3 performance mode: game mode, entertainment mode and high performance mode.

As shown below, each Galaxy S7 performance mode has its own set of pre-defined settings for some features.

For any of these 3 modes, you can find the customize button, which allows you to change the pre-defined default settings. In other words, you can change the default settings for these 3 performance modes.

Quickly enable/disable Galaxy S7 performance mode from quick settings

In Galaxy S7 quick settings, as shown above there is a new button for performance mode in Android Nougat update for Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge.

You can use performance mode button to turn on or turn off Galaxy S7 performance mode.

If you are currently in optimized mode, the performance mode button will be grayed out. This means you are not in any performance mode.

In this case, you can tap this button to enable Galaxy S7 performance mode and you will be directed to confirm the last used mode. You can tap and hold (long tap) this button to enter performance mode page shown earlier. You will be able to choose one of the 3 performance modes. You can also find the performance mode notification icon in status bar.

If you are using any of the 3 Galaxy S7 performance modes, you can tap the button (the button should show the performance mode used) to exit that mode and return to Optimized mode.

Do you know how to use and customize Galaxy S7 performance mode in Android Nougat update for Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge?

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You can get the official Samsung Galaxy S7 user manual (user guide) in your local language here, and Galaxy S7 edge user manual (user guide) in your local language here. Official user guide for Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge with Android Nougat update can be found here.